to turn towards; to point
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
tedious; boring; being fed up with
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
in comparison to; rather than
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
in that way; thus; so; so?
don't you think?; indicates question
you (plural); all of you; you all
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
considerably; greatly; a lot
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
very messy; (stuff) all over the place; (lit.) no space even for one's feet
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)